<p><strong>Hi Guys. The image below is an example of the type of picture I'd like to take.</strong><br /> <strong>Thanks Stephen.</strong> Ideally I'll be out on the water in another boat taking pictures of others but shots from land are definitely possible. Thanks for mentioning the polarizing lens. I've noticed when I taken pictures of boats there is sometimes lots of glare. It's nice to know there is something out there that addresses this.<br /> <strong>Hi Robin.</strong> Thanks for mentioning cameras and lens. I'll check those out. Because I'm just starting out I haven't heard of them before. It is going to be interesting research looking up that equipment. Thanks.<br /> <strong>Patrick</strong>, I hear you on the budget. Right now if I can do something for less than $500 (including a zoom lens) that would be good. Admittedly, I have no idea if I'm on base or not with this budget. As I mentioned, the least expensive equipment that can get the job done works for me. I can go dinosaur - I don't care :)<br /> Regarding the distance it will vary. Generally if I could do something with an image taken 100yds away that would be a good start I'd say. I'd try to get angles from both land and sea.<br /> Thank you for your equipment suggestions. I'll look into them.If Canon has a camera and lens archive that would be helpful. I'll pay a visit to their website tonight.<br /> <br />p.s. I tried to put paragraph breaks in my message but they didn't hold for some reason.</p><p><b>Per the photo.net Terms of Use, do not post photos you did not take.</b></p>